General Director Brendan Cooke said Wednesday that the company pulled the $179,000 production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" to avoid worsening its deficit. Refunds will be issued to nearly 650 patrons who already purchased tickets.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland State House is providing the set for the Netflix show "House of Cards" this week.

The building was closed to the public on Monday, as actor Kevin Spacey and other actors filled the House of Delegates for filming. The building also is scheduled to be closed to the public on Tuesday. While the building is closed to the public, Maryland state government staff members are still working inside.

Professor Emeritus Ernest R. Satchell will be on hand at the “Juneteenth Celebration” at the Academy Art Museum in Easton this Saturday (June 15) at 11 a.m. for a ceramics demonstration.

The Juneteenth event takes place Friday and Saturday to mark an important African-American observance. It commemorates the date—June 19, 1865—when slaves in Galveston, Texas first received word of the Emancipation Proclamation, which Abraham Lincoln has issued two and a half years earlier on January 1, 1863.